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Fire in residential building in Staten Island's Clifton is under control, FDNY reports

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The fire broke out on the second floor of 30 Norwood Ave. at 1:09 p.m., according to the Fire Department. A total of 100 firefighters and 25 units responded to the scene. The fire was reported under control at 2:23 p.m.
(Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A fire Monday afternoon at a residential building on Norwood Avenue in Clifton is now under control, the Fire Department reports.

The fire broke out on the second floor of 30 Norwood Ave. at 1:09 p.m., according to the Fire Department. A total of 100 firefighters and 25 units responded to the scene. The fire was reported under control at 2:23 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

One source at the location said multiple families have been displaced; the Red Cross is responding to provide assistance.

The address is a block away from both Bay Street and Vanderbilt Avenue; the large emergency presence startled those on the thoroughfares.

The cause is of the fire is under investigation, according to FDNY officials.